Means for attaching dress-shields to waists.



Pat entd Nov. 901

No. 7:3,l93.

n'. BASCH MEANS FOR ATTA GHING DRESS SHIELDS T0 WAISTS.

(Application filed Apr. 2, 1902.)

(No Model.)

J; ATTORNEY WITNESSES:

' UNITEDYISTATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID BASOH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MEANS FOR ATTACHING DRESS-SHIELDS T'O WAISTS.

$PEGIFIGATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 713,193, dated November 11, 1902.

Application filed April 2,1902- Serial No. 101,123. (No model-) 7 To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID BASOH, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of New York city, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Means for Attaching'Dress-Shields to Waists, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in means for attaching dress-shields to waists, and is designed to facilitatethe ready engagement and disengagement of the shield.

In the following I have described with referenceto the accompanying drawings a structure showing one form of my invention, the features thereof being more particularly pointed out hereinafter in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view of a shirt-Waist having a dress-shield in place and showing my improved means of attachment. Fig. 2 is a dress-shield detached, showing the attaching means more in detail. Fig. 3 is a top view of the attaching means detached. Fig. 4 is a side View of the same, and Fig. 5 an end view.

Similar letters indicate similar throughout the several views.

As shown, a indicates a shirt-waist having the dress-shield b in place thereon. The dress-shield b is composed of two flaps c and d and may be in any suitable shape, such as the ordinary crescent shape, as shown.

6 is the attaching device, having prongs f and g, tongue h, and lever 'i. Tongue his on a difierent plane than prongsfand g, forming a space between the tongue 77. and the prongs to receive the lever, which is pivoted so as to swing into this space and to clear the prongs when open. Prongs f and g are each provided with an upwardly and inwardly projecting tooth j, as shown. The device may be attached to the shield by any convenient means, the perforation or perforations k It being provided for the purpose. If the device is attached at but one point, it may be pivotally connected with the shield, and thus permitted to assume difierent positions, as shown in Fig. 2. In practice I prefer to use three devices, one at each inside upper corner at the junction of the two flaps and one inside at the end of the outside flap; but others may be used, as shown in Fig. 2, where one is shown at the end of the inside flap.

parts In operation a dress-shield provided with my attaching means as described is applied as follows: The shield is placed in position in the armhole, and the fabric, preferablythe armhole seam, is placed over the teeth jj. The lever 11 is then swung into position between the tongue and the prongs, clamping the fabric onto the teeth and preventing disengagement of the fabric. To remove the shield,the levert'is swung away from the space between the tongue and the prongs and the fabric lifted from the teeth. The devices at the end, of the flaps are similarly engaged with their corresponding seams, the pivotal connection, as shown in Fig. 2, assisting in the ready engagement therewith.

It is obvious that the device shown may be varied or changed and that the relationship of the parts may be altered without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I do not desire to restrict myself to the details shown.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

-1. A fastener for dress-shields adapted to be secured to the inner side of a flap of said shield consisting of a single plate provided on its surface with upwardly and backwardly projecting teeth and means for positively engaging the fabric of' the dress garment with said teeth.

2. The combination with a dress-shield of a garment-engaging device adapted to be socured to the inner side of a flap of said shield consisting of a single plate provided on its surface with upwardly and backwardly proj ecting teeth and a lever pivoted to said plate and adapted to force the fabric of the garment into engagement with said teeth.

3. The combination of a dress-shield and means for detachably engaging the same with a waist, consisting of a plate adapted to be secured to the inner side of a flap of said shield, said plate having prongs provided with upwardly and backwardly projecting teeth and means for positively engaging the fabric of the waist with said teeth.

4. The combination of a dress-shield and means for detachably engaging the same with awaist, consisting of a plate adapted to be secured to the inner side of a flap of said shield, said plate having prongs provided with tongue and a swinging lever pivoted on said upwardly and backwardly projecting teeth, a plate, and adapted to cooperate with said tongue and a lever adapted to cooperate with tongue to fasten the fabric of the waist upon said tongue to fasten the fabric of the waist said teeth. I5 5 upon said teeth. In witness whereof I have hereunto signed 5. The combination of a dress-shield and my name in the presence of two subscribing means for detachably engaging the same with witnesses.

a waist, consisting of a. plate adapted to be DAVID BASOH. secured to the inner side of a flap of said Witnesses: 1o shield, said platehavingprongsprovided with ELMER E. COOLEY,

upwardly and backwardly projecting teeth, a SEABURY C. MASTICK. 

